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The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
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oyrcNe C0mmafdsry, No. 5.--J. A. Porier Eminent
commander; Jordan Stone Secretary, Meets first
Wednesday night i'll each month.
Ashepitle Chapter, K. A. NC II. Bell, High
lriest; $. Hammershlag, Secretary. Meets
The second Wednesday night in each month.
III. HermOn L9ree, No. lis. 4. r. & 4. M
X. @. Fagg Worshipful Master; Fred. l. Jacobs
secretary. Meets sthe dvst Friday night In each
E,olth.
SaOannanoa Lodge, 4. OF H., No. GAG. = E.
Levy, Dictator jordan Stone, Secretary.
;'lcpts the first aud third Monday nights in each
blouth
French Brodd C5ancil, No. 7O1, p. Il. s. Ii
Einsky, Regent; Jordan Stone, Secretary. Meeis
n the hall of the Knights of Honor on the second
hul fourth Monday nights in each month
ASheViAe Lodge 4. H. 4 4. NJ, U. d. Wake
field Courtland, w. NJ; Il, K. Porter, Sec. Meets
in Masonic Hall thiSd Thursday night in each
month at O'Clock.
The ASheoille Public Library. over Mr.. Kep-
Ior's Store, opposite Eagle Hotel, and next
door to Tile Bank of Asheville. is open to vis-
jtors from 10 a. m. to l p. m. and from 4:S0 to
t:90 p. m.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

N'-" !" DE- oboGNNbb'
Every bundle must be at least six inches
in diameter when dry, must be neatly tied
up and arranged, must be we'll preserved
and ready for exhibition by " o'clock on
the day mentioned. Grasses Should be cut
before the seeds are ripe, and great care
taken that The bundles are not specked bv
flies or injured by rats or other vermin.
For further information address
MATT ATKINSON & Sons,
Real Estate Dealers. Asheville, N. c.,
P, o. Box 4o5, Telephone Call 20.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
Dr. Gunn,s liver Pills.

Removes Constipation, prevents Malaria,
cures Dyspepsia, and gives new life to
the system. Only one for a dose. Free
samples at H. H. Lyons drug store.
ap IS d&wlw
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
"IVonlan and Her Diseases

is the title of all interesting illustrated
treatise (lGO. pages) sent, postpaid, for
IL, cents in stamps. Address Worlds
Dispensnry Medical Association, Buffa-
10, N Y. daw1w
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

.
only the files of 1886, when he
writes in March 1921! Why does he,
Etllay5se naaeia stress on thu past when he
says the leaving off is going on nop--
habitually IeGgeS otf-at the very time he
is writing? These questions are, easily
answered. My article 10 the Methodist
Advocate is report of the work on my
District during the frsS quarter which
closed Jan. l6, 1887, l commenced the
preparation of my article Immediately
after the close of my first round and
wrote it at intervals as time and oppOf<
tunity afforded while travelling around
my district. the article is not dated,
/ am unableBo$Ay just when it was COM
Epleted, but it would seem early in Febru-
ary, as the latest incidents mentioned in
/, it occurred Feb. g. l do know, however,
that it VAST he'd some weeks before it
appeared in PRINT know also .thakit
was finished before / ever noticed
that the erroneous manner of .adYer-
ltising tlO &yices of DIR. Bays
church III d beena, changed. The
Tomn. Topics did not change Nrtil tie
issue a5f Jan. 80, and the CITIZEN Jeff the
lalse advertisement out for the first time
y Vi
g0sa6e began to insert the word '"South"
| caI1pot say,as | seldomIsee the dailysis-
sue Of that paper From these facts it
viii be clearly seen chat the false adVer-
| Itisement Was going OH at the sV9Fy tirae"
my articleSw being written. But why
does Dr., Bays "laY so much stIeFsH on
| the presein when | am to make out a case
lof ehabStU0p advertisements This, as
| any thonghtful person knows, cannot be
done Uy looking at the Uery last issue of
1 The paper, but reasonable length of
lti.na must bc considered, time being nee
lessaty to the Formation of habit
! For this .reason took a whole year
running back from the Very time my arti
Gle was written, and from its records
showed clearly beyond the possibility OF
doubt that the%ord South" was cha
bitullly left Off in the advertisements Of
! the service. of the NJ. L Church South,
in Asheville, NC. In view of the fact
that both the Topics and the CITIZEN
continued this manner Of advertisement
through the year 1888, and up to the last
Of january, 1887, it is not unreasonable
to SUPPOSE that they would have contin-
ued it through the year had | not gone
/ Into the office of the Topics some time
between the middle and last OF January,
1887 and demanded that a change be
made. So that the 'SeUen notices" of the
services of his church in which Di. Bays
finds the word South in the files of the
Topics are due solely to my interference
in the matter. Is it not strange that
DR.. Bays would cite these "sevea Hotlces"
when they arc the results of my efforts
to change the false advertisement, and
Especially when at least four of the esev-
en-" occurred after my article was written
and one or two Of them after il 1uGs pub
hshcdg It only shows the extremities
to which he is reduced.
[coNcLupEp on FOURTH PAGE.l
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
FAMILY GRocER1Es.

For pure family groceries. in every
variety. -four, grain, wooden and willow
ware, call on l.. Mnaday, at the new
store, just opened at 81 Patton Avenue.
"a dot
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

For RENT.
Four nice rooms, first floor, on Bailey
street Apply to Bostic Il Blanton, Is
Patton Avenue.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
Brown BRAMBLE ON Ivory

Dinner and Tea Ware. Now on
hand complete line of this pretty
and cheap ware, costing only
"a little more than white gram
ite-offered by the set or odd
pieces. New goods arriving al
most daily in silver, china glass and
lamps. We buy at close figures for
cash and we sell e.ose for cash, at
Laws, SO -. Main STREET.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

Soda and mineral waters now on
dFaught at Moore & Rodards. II
Broad brim stiff hats for old men at
ml9-u BRHvARD & BLANroEA
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

President Cleveland will attend ~
the Grand Army Encampment attf.
St. Louis the last ofSeptember.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

r. Il. Jones. at the Pioneer No. 20
South Main street, opened the season
for Mixed Drinks on the 10Th of April,
ane will continue to serve them through
the season. Milk Punches, Big Yellow,
ssYf.iskey, lets4rcfIes, Sangarees, and other
mixed drinks called for, delivered free Of
charge, anywhere within the fire limits
of the city.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

Broad bottom common sense shots for
old folks at
m19-tf BgEsARn & BEANTyN's.
Beautiful and artistic designs in French
China, dinner and tea setts, al w. G.
Keller & Co.'s, No. II Patton Avenue. II
arge stock Balbrijgan ! hose just mat
WHrTLoCK's.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. !,

Police DEPARTMENT., OFFICE CHEF POLICE.
= Asheville, N. q, May oath, 'S7' +
THE POLICE of this city are hereby forbid.
den TO enter any Drinking Saloon, except for
the purpose of suppressing disorderly conduct.
By order of the Mayor.
+. N. WADDELL, Chief of Police.
Approved
II. s. HARKINs, Mayor. my 25-2t
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
sror. BOYS /!

Sror, BoYs
At Pioneer Bar and get your sweet
corn. rye, mint iuleps. and q glass ofbut-
termilk free.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
ESWcAGM0m'S Stables.
DMINIS TRAITORS NOTICE.

4 DMINISrRATOR's NOTICE.
IA Having qualified as Ad-
ministrator on the estate of the late D.
NJ. Redman, Jr., notice is hereby given
to creditors to present their claims with
in twelve months from date, or they will
be debarred by law. All persons in
debted to the estate will come forward
without delay,
I'M. LEDFORD,
ma25 WOW. Admir-
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

A full regular made SOC. half hose for
25c at. WHiTLocK's.
Wilson's Graham and Crystal waters
in one aud two pound boxes, at Moore &
iRobard's IF
The celebrated Farmer Girl Cook Stove,
Stonewall Range, Iron-clad Range. and
the Monitor wrought iron Range at w. c.
Keller & Co.'S, i9 Patton Avenue. If
Gauze Undershirts from l5c, up at
whitlock's
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
Now Has Faith.

| had been troubled all winter with
cold and pain in the chest and got no
relief from remedies recommended by
Druggists and Physicians. At the same
time L was advertising DR.. Bosanks's
Cough and Lung Syrup. had little
faith but thought to try it as last resort,
now believe even more tHan they tell
me of its curative qualities. From the
News, Elizabethtown, Ky.] Sold by H.
II, Lyons. ap Is d&wiw
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

Printed lawns at your own price, at
ml0-tf BRKvARD C BLANToN's.
Nice line of Embroidered Linen Dress
Robes just in at BRKvARD s BLANroN's.
ml9tf
Second invoice Of ParJsois in black,
aud colors- -cheaperthaD ever Just in at
WH1TLooK's.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

Ayers Sarsaparilla has such eoncentra.
led, curative pow er, that it is by far the
best, cheapest, aud surest blood purifier
known tbs
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

Champagne cider, a very refreshing
drink, at Moore N Rohards. If
White goodsmarked down % per cent.
for this week only, at =
ml9-tf BREvARD & BLANroN's.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

Send yo&r Job Work of al kinds 10 The
Citizen Office, If gou aDGnt Il done neatly,
cheGply and with dispatch. -.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

If you want mice biead call for "The
Brick Loaf" to be found only at
II MOORE Il RoBARDs'.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

ing the year 1886. but usually mentioned
IN the Sunday morning issue that the
usual se,yices would be held at the var
ious churches, frequently giving formal
tnotices of the services at Bro. Bays
church. In looking over a part of the
files OF the Advdnce for the gearI8s6,
found tweIve of these Spscial notices oil
services to be held at the M E. Church,
South, and in every case the word South
wAs left OF. In not single instance did
/ see the word .Southn in connection
with the many advertisements Of the
services Of that church except oace in a
nc.sce Of 4 HomdH's meeting Which was
signed bysn lady. Four ofthese notices
aHnOunced that eisiting ministers would
preach, two were notices of QlI6sterly
meeting services, two Of missionary services,
aud others were notices Of fspecial sermons
which Bro. Bays proposed to preach /
was told at the Office Of the 4dgdpce that
Mr.. Bays usually handed IN" these special
notices. ! invite the people of Asheville
toexamine for themselves to see whether
or not these statements are true.
Now the way for Dr, Bays to have
1prgpen that this part of my argument
was isllse and Unfair was to show that
iE. thesass Q q apst:ial notices Cof the
ssfvi.S-- of his Church tli5 word SOUTH
was not 'omitted." But this he could
not do for the simple fact that it qoas
omitted, and this is what he demanded
that prove, and this is what did prove.
His effort to show that my argument is
unfairsand therefore false, by saying that
the word Episcopal is left out" also, is q
striking illustration Of the fact that "a
drowning man will catch at straw" 1t
is another most pitiable case of begging
the question. If the leaving out of the
word Episcopal" means the sang thing
Rsputting The word "South" on, then is
thoEe sense and reason in DR.. Bays argu-
ment and mine if false and Unfair"
tii5 church is NO more the Methodist
Church" than it is the Methodist Epis-
c6pal Church" The committing OF one
error can never rectify another. Logic
and ethicsare not children's play things.
The editors of'the advance recognizes the
force and fairness of my argument and in
their attempt toshield DR.. Bays from any
blame that might be attached to the
omission of the word South from the no
tices given of his church services IN their
columns, simply state without making
any mention of the word Episcopal"
that "it was simple, innocent inadver-
tency, or omission on our part alone, and
with no intention to mislead any one or
do injustice toany one +" Now why does
not DR.. BaYs abuse these innocent editors
for.O 1NtiOn in their exnlana.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
The water sprinkler is taking a

Mountain !!
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25
DAILY EDITION.
THE DAILY CITIZEN

Will be published every Morning Tex
'pt Monday at the following raten-
., nfLai nnah y
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The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-05-25

Our Carriers will deliver the paper ev-
cry Morning in every part of the city to
our subscribers, and parties wanting 1t
will please call at the CITIzEN Office.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04
Wilkins Proverbs.
Whitehall Trmes.

Men arc fools for revenue only.
 Wisdom -kippeth the device set by fools.
 The tramp motto: God blcs- our roam
 Time changes many counterfeit bill.
 Donk"ys have powerful rear!.e- with their rcar-
 The drunkard'- thread of life i. wouni on l,,.
 He who tries to crack joke. often tiur-- cfack- bi- fingers.
 One dead wood-cock in hand j. worth two bald eagle. in the bush.
 II i- said that a bad incentive l. bc. hind every good action. Let us hop that q bad incentive may be more ac. tive in the future.
 There l. more joy in the -anctnm fol the bore who is kicked than there i for the ninety -and- niue. who get ava with your fayorite exchanges.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04
Are the People Going Crazy ,

Not even the discovery of Oscar Wilde and Mr-. Langtry has created euch furore among the women a- thc MoNic, \ nervous woman who i- al ways played out is "a big discourage ment 10 her husband, who wishes hc had never married. For this, hun dreds refuse to marry. Now the girir have got on to the racket and the MoXie loo. which puts nerve and muscle and zip into them faster than matrimony can use il up. Then ii straightcns out drunken husband faster than shillalahs, and girlcy knows if i- her trump card in tho kitchen, when Moxie is j0 cents a quart. There is nothing ever put ol the market that ever approached if iI the history of trade. There are mil lion, in it. Buy ready for use.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04
OUR COUNTRY.

 The following is sa extract from poem. by Charles .. Blackburn, recently read before the American Press Association. The East speaks to the West, and says; Be
 hold,
 This morn prosp'rous sun shines cross the
 sea" The West replies: This eve his beams of gold He drops behind-a gift 10 vuu and me. The North speaks 10 the south. and says "rhe
 breeze
 Of art and commerce blows a healthful
 gale. The south replies; "A wind comes from the
 
 Of hope renew ed, to fill my futtering sail We are a NATIoN-one in purpose, hope; For veal or woe for strength or weakness
 one, From Maine's high shore to California $
 slore-
 From frozen lakes to semi.tropic sun. And we are free, and prosperous, and strong; No slave can walk our soil, and such remain Nc class have we with privilege to wrong; No power to shackle with a tyrant's chain. The pride of being an American, l. first and foremost in the hearts of all; IL spurs to noble action every man, \ pride it Is, that never brings fall.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

The New York 7rfJ"0e says "a, they are talking of starting wet campaign in Atlanta. Ga, they couldn't do better than to secure he -erXicc- oi Colonel Rainwaier. of St. Louis: Major Drinkwater. of Denver: General l.oe- water, of Omaha, and Captain Broad : water. of Minne>ota." There i- q man named Dropsy, at Detroit, who could be used in the '.combin." while Mr. Waters, of Ohio, and Henry Beer. Of St. Louis. could be used to chink in.- Peck's Son
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04
All the Conveniences
MNfcilant TrnYaIei ]

Fl tell you" eaid sam ~arnple the other day to lawyer friend, The court house of to-day is 4 great insti- tution."
 'Of cour-" il is," a.-entcd the law . yer. ''but what particular point do you refer to now"
 Why, right over here in tiii- room l. where you get your marriage H. crnse-, and over wonder just few steps is the divorce court That l. " hat call court -hou.e with all the modern conycnirncss.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04
H'riasa fer Ths .trkasss'e rvlrvlcr.
 FISHING AT NEENAH.
BY T. F. CRA<rY.

hl |. |. hhNSit-
 When was a crtxlulous small hoy, down in "old Nireinnv." my good old grandmother, who was an arch rebel long before Calhoun first taught that hcre>v and q hater of Yankees hetur' the Missouri compromise, put il into my head that the north was country So cold and sterile that gr~en grass and spring flowers were blessings that the natives knew not of except hy hearSav. And though 1 have long since discovered that my grandmother didn't know fraction of what then believed she knew, and although haVc since been pretty much all over the region she used to call lankeedom, nevertheless the shadow of that early miseoneeption still hauntS my mind. And 50 when landed week ago on the banks of Lake Winnetago, up in Wisconsin, in latitude higher than the lower part of Canada, a feeling of surprise came over me at beholding finer flowers, greener grass and frrSher foliage than. il seemed to me, had ever seen even in the "Old Dominion. '
 Perhaps things looked >o lovely there because the morning dew was gli>tening in the light of the rising >ull-and l hadn't seen the rising sun before for many a month. And per hap> if hadn't caught any fish that day should have come away feeling that my first impression of tine shores of Lake Winneha"o was delusion and a snare. But a> the fishing was the finest l ever enjoyed. and the edibleS at the hotel very appetiIing. and the weather absolutely perfect. l shall probably go to my dying day believing that the most delightful re- zion on the continent 1. that around Lake Winnehayo.
 left Chicago T little after nine at night on the matehlesS Northwestern railway and reached Neruah just after daN break. Mine host, Colonel Rob crt>, Wh" keeps Il hotel that has few equals anywhere, soon hai # ~nNof> breakfast for the trio of fishermen that came bN the carlS train, and bv seven o'clock We were out upon the lake struggling with the pike and bass. My piscutorial experiences hav- ing all been iii southern waters l knew little ar nothing of trolling, ," which l. the correct stN le of fishing in the northern lakes. hul thanks to Mir. .lennev. of the notable Chicago house of .Ienncy X Graham. l was provided with the right sort ot reel. line and rod. and thanks Ia "Ruck." the best oarsman in Colonel Roberts corps of marines. l caught more bas, than some very cXpcrr anglers W ho tishc,l in hail. ing distance that same day.
 This place l. patronizoI in summer bv pleasure seekers from every city in in the directory the autographs of a number of my friends who | knew went somewhere in Wisconsin in the summer. and whom l have heard tell ing big ti>h-storie> olI coming home Ot course didn't believe Il word they said. but after landing six tivc-poumd bas>. ten large pike, and Il score of smaller fish of yariou, kinds, am prepared to believe anything hear from q man who has iishcd in Lake Winncbago and Fox river.
 am told that there are other places equally as good on the Chicago and Northwestern railway, but al Nccnah ! can guarantee good sport and most excellent accommodations
 OAK PARK. IiL>., May 27.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

The learned and eminent scholar Andrew D. White, cX-Pre>idcnt of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.. writes, under date Dee. ;, 1881: "Long experience has taught my family to prize PoND's EXTRACT very highly. and to regard it as one of the absolute necessities of housekceping." such testimony should induce. all familie, to at least fry PoND's EXTRACT: an in- valuable remedy for all PotnS and Hem01Thdges.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

A Venerable Man.-Mr. Bogg- (reading English history '.The Prince of Wales in l73s-'
 Mrs. Boggs (interrupting)-"The Prince of Wales in l79s Goodness didn't know the prince of Wales wa, Free Press
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

The Seabrook (N. H. selectmen have decided that hen is not an ami mal Wonder If they reckon her a. q vegetable because of her erop:-Lo9- eU Courier.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

IN advance of the sickly season ren- der yourself impregnablc. malaria atmosphere or sudden change of tenn peature is fraught with danger. use Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

For twenty-five cents, you can get Carter's Little Liver Pills-the best liver regulator in the world. Don't forget this. One pill dose.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

Mtwn Henry lsergh. oi the New York S. r. (. \. read that 'a man in Norwalk. Ohio, i- teaching cal to siug Sweet Nialris.'" he 'uinird lrad away, and remained unconscious If teen minutes, He i, always more ur les affected that WuN N hen ho hears al n east of exaggerated cruelty tonui- mal, NofrifowH Hcso}d
 Mr. Andrew Carnegie suggr~t~ (" English aliens in lhi. hand that the proper day for political celebration k the Fourth ot juiN Ii i- -"inc- thing moro than Inn Ncars since the people ot lhi- rount, ceases {" com mcmoratc tlc birthday, of British royalty phjindti,hm Hcc0rd
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

Children Cry for Pitchers castoria.
 -Adr.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04
TESTS BY THE United States Government.

The Cream of Tartar used by the Price Baking Powder Go. in the manufacture of DR. PRICES CREAM BAKING POWDER find absolutely free from all lime and other impurities.
 During my past eight years experience in the ex animation of Baking Powders 1 have always found Dr. Prices be superior all others and perfectly wholesome
 K. S c. PATTON, Ph D
 Chemist for the United States Government Chicago June ed, 1880.
 The following Heads of the Great Universities and Public Food Analysts find Dr. Prices purcs, and strong est Free from Ammonia free from Lime free from Alum and drug tant and recommend it's every family l.. Nrts Calgr irh II ( WHITE efemst tneenuy K ths0 p laAnsM Mich Prof SttlfFtER NJ lsNe ifo {ltAkl tS f DWIGHT AnaNusl tlrms Wheeling W Va pr ELIAS HARTLEY < Chemist Y it" tlKISt HOW ,Rp NJ s StMh"g M@a College eoami~s ea k A WlrrHNS. A Nj. NJ n \ Y irh \ II sAhlN S,tr Chemist hutIngta Vt
 Prof leN hoilANptR anu
 and
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

When writing ss A1versssers RgsMss ssj ys@ saw she a1v~Stss<asess 1s skls psS~s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-04

Tine follow ing is aa extract from a poem. bv Charles .. Blackburn, recently read before the American Press Association.